New Battle Brewing

The Indian e-commerce sector seems headed for a spell of consolidation, with players like Alibaba waiting for the right pickings.

Sugar At Rs 100?

There is little doubt that food inflation has become a persistent phenomenon

Free India From Over-Regulation

India has to go beyond just policymaking and planning if it has to climb up the Ease of Doing Business ranking

Calling For Freedom

Indian entrepreneurs want easier rules to make conducting business easier

‘GSL Is The Biggest Exporter Of Defence Ships From The Subcontinent'

Goa Shipyard has over the years designed, built and commissioned a wide range of vessels for defence and commercial applications. BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha caught up with GSL CMD RAdm.(Retd.) Shekhar Mital to get an insight into the work being done by the shipyard. 

‘Hope The Draft Policy Furthers Self-reliance'

APART OF THE $2.5-billion Kalyani Group, Kalyani Strategic Systems manufactures artillery guns for the Indian Army. The group now aims to expand into aerospace and developing jet engines. BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha chats up Kalyani Group Chairman Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani about the group’s numerous defence forays. Excerpts:

Needed: A National Media & Entertainment Policy Framework

Nehru’s contempt for newspaper barons, whom he referred to as the “jute press” (since Birla, Goenka, Dalmia and Jain had made their initial money in jute business) was well known

‘The Defence Segment Remains BEL's Main Business'

Bharat Electronics (BEL) CMD M.V. Gowtama shares with BW’s Manish Kumar Jha the company’s ambitious growth plans, how it has managed to touch the Rs 10,000-crore revenue mark and why exports and offsets are BEL’s thrust areas. Excerpts:

‘There Is A Need For Identifying Capability Voids'

PM Modi recently announced the establishment of two defence corridors and set an ambitious defence export target of Rs 35,000 crore by 2025. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is gearing up to address the challenges and fine tune the policies that provide impetus to defence production in India. Manish Kumar Jha caught up with Ajay Kumar, Secretary, Department of Defence Production, MoD to an overview on the new initiatives at DDP.

The Long And Winding Road To Make In India

The DDPP 2018 aims to spawn a home-grown weapons industry by 2025, but where is the ecosystem?

We Are Going To Do Rs 3,000 Crore Of Premium This Year

Yashish Dahiya, Co-founder and CEO of Policybazaar.com talks about the company and its evolution, the insurance distribution market, competition from insurtech businesses, and much else in a free-wheeling chat with BW. Excerpts from the interview:

We Strive For Affordable Technology

Manu Kumar Jain co-founded Jabong.com, a fashion and lifestyle e-commerce portal in India and served as its managing director till January 2014. An IITian, he’s currently the global vice-president of Xiaomi as well as MD of Xiaomi India. In a chat with Suman K. Jha and Avishek Banerjee, he talks about what makes Xiaomi the company it is today. Excerpts:

We Operate With The Mindset Of Saving Every Penny

Having completed 100 years recently, Britannia is looking at a re-imagined start. The company has completed a rebranding exercise to leverage new market opportunities and its leadership is exploring ways for pan-India dominance and becoming a global foods company. Varun Berry, MD, Britannia Industries, spoke to Ruhail Amin about how Britannia is aiming for a bigger market share. Excerpts:

Making The Cut ​​​​​​​

A high-profile jury finally nails the winners of the most coveted awards, the BW Disrupt 40 Under 40.

Life Beyond Just Tractors

Its back to the trenches for Escorts. The company is rigorously working towards gaining marketshare on the back of diversification plans.

Social Dos For The Well-Heeled

Floor plans, views and zen gardens are pass. Welcome to the world of curated events, art shows and even gourmet workshops that are redefining the real estate sector today.

‘We Offer Highest Technology With Affordable Pricing'

Raymond Weil is one of the premier Swiss watch companies with a presence in India. Its president Olivier Bernheim spoke to BW Businessworlds Suman K. Jha and Manish K. Jha. Excerpts from the conversation:

The Secret's Out!

From distressed assetsand venture capital to ESG investing and pre-IPOs, hereshow Indias super-rich are deploying their millions.

Social Media Puts Emerging Markets At Forefront Of Tourism

During the past few years, we have seen a massive shift in user behaviour within the tourism industry, primarily driven by increased usage of smartphones and social media apps.

Towards a $5 Trillion Economy

PROFESSIONAL pessimists”, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed them, scoff at the government’s ambition to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25. So is the PM being over-optimistic or are his critics missing the big picture? To answer that question, we need to examine the math.

Encouraging Cooperation Over Competition

By investing in its people and maintaining a supportive workplace, Admiral Technologies assists its staffin achieving their career goals and personal aspirations

Empowered To Find Solutions For The Future

The philosophy of treating people well, keeping them challenged with interesting work and respecting them and their contributions has worked well for SAS R&D (India)

Balancing Between Value & Competency Hiring

Max SkillFirst is striving to create delight on the 4C’s – Career, Certification, Compensation and Culture –for its employees via employee value proposition

No Flights Of Fancy

Ebix has gone from strength to strength in the last two decades under CEO Robin Raina’s charge. With the latest Yatra acquisition, the group hopes to be a leader in the travel domain as well

‘Good That The Education System Is Being Overhauled'

SADHGURU JAGGI MAHARAJ is a spiritual guru who is also known for making social interventions. In an interview with BW Businessworld’s Suman K Jha, he answers questions ranging from spirituality to education to democracy. Excerpts:

Cheering On The People Specialists

The fourth edition of BW Businessworld HREA 2018 went all out in applauding the trailblazers of the HR industry.

No Bed Of Roses

The new regime will inherit tall targets like doubling farmers’ income, along with policies that have not worked – and a drought

An All-round Push

India’s services sector is rolling on. But key sectors such as financial services and hospitality need a big stimulus.

A Heavy Load

Surely, a country with a 15,106-kmlong border with testy neighbours needs to spend more than a mere 1.58% of its GDP on defence?

Fine Balance Of Prudence And Populism

IT’S IMPORTANT TO TAKE A TELESCOPIC view of the 2019-20 interim Union Budget delivered with some panache by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on February 1, 2019.